Salva Kiir Mayardit


South Sudanese President Salva Kiir (Reuters)

Name: Salva Kiir Mayardit

Positions:

President of the Republic of South Sudan, 9 July 2012-Present

Commander in Chief of South Sudan’s Army, former southern rebel group the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA), 2005-Present

Chairman of South Sudan’s ruling party the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), 2005-Present

Religion: Catholic, Christian

Tribe: Dinka

Born: Warrap State, South Sudan

Kiir-Machar Tensions

In April 2013 President Salva Kiir issued a presidential ordered the suspension of a proposed national reconciliation conference, until he formed his own committee that would prepare for the event. Machar had been tasked to oversee the event but this was scrapped when Kiir issued a controversial order on withdrawing unspecified delegated powers from his deputy.


South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir reviews an honor guard with Chinese President Hu Jintao, unseen, during a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Tuesday, April 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)

Kiir’s decision is believed to have been taken because the two leaders couldn’t agree on the timing and agenda for the reconciliation.

A source told Sudan Tribune the president wanted the process delayed and also restricted to reconciling communities that experienced violent conflicts, while Machar wanted the process to kick off this year and also address issues of tribalism, good governance, justice, development, distribution of resources, land grabbing, among others, which he argued were some of the factors that caused disharmony in the country.

The matter is believed to have been worsened by Machar’s recent declaration to challenge the South Sudan leader in the ruling party’s contest for the SPLM’s chairmanship in the upcoming convention. This caused Kiir to be suspect that Machar wanted to use the reconciliation process as a campaign to gain more popularity among the South Sudanese public.

Links

Videos

Al Jazeera English | Sudanese oil interest bow to China | 4 May 2012

21 December 2010 - Al Jazeera - Crossroads Sudan - Profile: Salva Kiir

1989 - Salva Kiir Mayardit in Bhar El Ghazal in 1989

Date Unknown - Dr. John Garang and Salva Kiir Mayardit in Longkuei

South Sudan president relieves senior army officers
Tuesday 22 January 2013
January 21, 2013 (JUBA) – South Sudan’s president Salva Kiir on Monday announced new reforms to the national army, dismissing a number of senior army officers from their duty, as well as removing them from active service. South Sudanese (...)
Kiir sacks Lakes state governor
Tuesday 22 January 2013
January 21, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudanese president Salva Kiir unexpectedly removed Lakes State governor Chol Tong Mayay of his post, putting his deputy Mabor Achol Kuer in charge until further arrangements are made, according to a (...)
Kiir appoints 78 ambassadors, directs immediate transfers
Saturday 10 March 2012
March 9, 2012 (JUBA) - South Sudan’s president, Salva Kiir on Wednesday issued a decree appointing 78 ambassadors earmarked for various diplomatic and consular services in the country’s foreign affairs and international cooperation (...)
South Sudan’s Kiir withdraws delegated executive powers from VP Machar
Tuesday 16 April 2013
April 15, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudanese president Salva Kiir on Monday issued a decree withdrawing executive powers that were delegated to his vice-president Riek Machar, according to a broadcast by the state-run South Sudan Television. (...)
Kiir promises to investigate Khartoum’s claims of support to Sudanese rebels
Saturday 18 May 2013
May 17, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - South Sudan’s president, Salva Kiir Mayardit, has promised to verify the information given to him by the Sudanese foreign minister, Ali Karti, on claims of continued support offered by several bodies within his (...)
Jikany-Nuer community accuse SSRRC chairperson of “lying” on their behalf
Friday 3 May 2013
May 1, 2013 (JUBA) – Members Jikany-Nuer community in Juba, including lawmakers at the national legislature have described as "desperate lies” a statement issued by South Sudan Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (SSRRC) chairperson, (...)
South Sudan rebel alliance accepts presidential amnesty
Saturday 27 April 2013
April 26, 2013 (JUBA) - A coalition of South Sudanese rebels said on Friday that they “unconditionally” accepted an amnesty by President Salva Kiir Mayardit on Thursday, raising hopes of an end to nearly three years of upheaval (...)
Kiir accuses Sudan of killing Abyei chief to sabotage referendum
Friday 10 May 2013
May 9, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit on Thursday openly accused the government of neigbouring Sudan of killing the paramount chief of the disputed border region of Abyei, Kuol Deng Kuol. South Sudan President (...)
Renewed tension brewing between Khartoum and Juba
Sunday 12 May 2013
May 11, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese government on Saturday accused South Sudan of providing support to rebels from the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) who have recently stepped up their attacks in multiple states across the country. (...)
President Kiir opens disarmament in troubled Jonglei
Tuesday 13 March 2012
By John Actually March 12, 2012 (BOR) - The President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit, travelled to Bor on Monday to declare the start of a disarmament campaign in Jonglei, asking the state’s population to corporate with the (...)

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